Re:The contrarian physics podcast subculture
by m_fayer on Thursday August 21, 2025 @04:11PM
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Actually, taking someone’s livelihood hostage is a great and time-proven way to rob initially decent people of their moral agency. The case studies are everywhere.
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Re:The contrarian physics podcast subculture
by chatmasta on Thursday August 21, 2025 @04:18PM
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One could make a compelling philosophical argument that the core purpose of money is to separate individuals from their moral agency.
Re:The contrarian physics podcast subculture
by shermantanktop on Thursday August 21, 2025 @05:56PM
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Do they lose moral agency? Having practical reasons to take an action is not the same as ceding moral agency.
We are not perfect creatures and sometimes do immoral things, for various reasons. But we did those things, nobody else did them.
That also suggests a practical guideline: whatever your rationale for taking action, anticipate living with that rationale for years and years. If you can’t see it looking the same 10 years from now, perhaps that is a strong clue.